May 28 - Parrot

Parrot Normal

“He's not pining, he's passed on. This parrot is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his maker. He's a stiff, bereft of life, he rests in peace. If you hadn't have nailed him to the perch he'd be pushing up the daisies. He's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot!”
~ John Cleese Dead Parrot Sketch (link)

Bauldy the Clown is a balloon superhero, the better-known alter ego of Richard Rivera.  He has a personality that barely fits in a room, the kind of guy when you walk in you notice because of a big booming laugh or the crowd of people gathered around him as he tells a story. He adds the "wow factor" to his creations, his words - it's really another name for "balloon wizardry". Just look at this madness!

Bauldy (with his well manicured eyebrows) has generously shared many of his designs on YouTube and at conventions, and takes it to the next level. He has a DVD (Bauldy's Favorites) I have on my list to get as well. I feel shame that I haven't yet - he deserves it.

I was lucky enough to meet Bauldy at Florida Super Jam in 2015. I was already a big fan of his YouTube videos, and introduced myself saying as much while he was in front of someone who knew him much better, poor guy had to suffer through "ooOOOOoooOOoooo Baullldeee got a faaAAAAannnn!" jeers, sorry man. :)

He was gracious enough to show a few things in the jam room and I hovered close to try and learn.  This was one of those designs, I love the texture the striations give on the stretched dipped tip of the 321.  And the colors! You could build this in more traditional colors or make it amazingly colorful - this could be themed to any sports team/school/whatever, this is a GREAT bird design.

Parrot Noid	Dox
Carrot (because he's ORANGE! HAHAHA!)	A pandemonium of parrots!
"Parrot Dox, he's his own grandpa!"